VALUE OF FRUITS AS STOCK FEED 505 



pork would be soft and sloppy, but to our surprise, we never had better 

 bacon and ham than was produced from these grape-fed porkers. It 

 was not only solid, but sweet and tender." 



Prune-fed and raisin-fed pork is indeed an accomplished fact in 

 California. As to the acceptability of the fruit diet to the hog, what 

 could be more pertinent and more fitting appendix to this treatise than 

 this little tale? It is stated that Mr. Balaam, of Farmersville, used to 

 have a pet pig that ran under the fig trees near the house. When the 

 fruit began to drop, he ate figs and rested in the shade until he finally 

 grew too fat to move about to gather the sweet morsels. By this time 

 his owner became so much interested in the case as to carry him his 

 figs regularly three times daily. Gradually he grew so fat that his eyes 

 closed entirely, but still he ate figs in contentment and delight. 



